http://dir.salon.com/topics/israel/?source=rss&aim=israel en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST By Juan Cole Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/05/settlements/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/05/settlements/index.html?source=rss PLO leader warns that settlers in the West Bank are making a free-standing Palestinian state impossible By Glenn Greenwald Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/11/08/israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/11/08/israel/index.html?source=rss Two establishment columnists raise what has long been a taboo topic when it comes to Israel. By Juan Cole Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/obama_report_card/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/obama_report_card/index.html?source=rss You'd never know it from the MSM, but he deserves high grades for his work so far in Iran, Iraq and Pakistan By Juan Cole Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/25/iran_russia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/25/iran_russia/index.html?source=rss With nuclear fears growing, the president's shrewd moves are winning Russian support for boxing in Iran By Juan Cole Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/22/ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/22/ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss As Ahmadinejad heads for the U.S., he and Iran's other hard-liners seem bent on increasing their nation's isolation By Erich Follath and Holger Stark Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/03/syria_israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/03/syria_israel/index.html?source=rss In a hushed-up mission in September 2007, Israeli jets blew up a mysterious complex in the Syrian desert By Glenn Greenwald Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/11/02/levy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/11/02/levy/index.html?source=rss An Israeli columnist issues a scathing indictment of Israel and calls on the U.S. to apply pressure. By Glenn Greenwald Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/02/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/02/iran/index.html?source=rss Iran's concessions underscore the factual distortions in America's media discussions By Erich Follath and Christoph Schult Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/31/peace/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/31/peace/index.html?source=rss If Obama can get Israel to agree to stop building new settlements, there may be a new opportunity for peace By Glenn Greenwald Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/19/huckabee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/19/huckabee/index.html?source=rss The Right and the establishment media share weapons for dismissing criticisms without addressing them. By Glenn Greenwald Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/17/huckabee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/17/huckabee/index.html?source=rss Washington's cherished rules are quickly waived when it comes to Israel. By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/13/basterds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/13/basterds/index.html?source=rss "Inglourious Basterds" depicts Jews pursuing ultraviolent, absurdist revenge against their Nazi oppressors. Discuss By Vincent Rossmeier Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/30/white_house/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/30/white_house/index.html?source=rss By Erich Follath Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/23/iran_israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/23/iran_israel/index.html?source=rss Given the similarities between Netanyahu and Ahmadinejad, the two countries could be on a collision course. By Juan Cole Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/10/lebanon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/10/lebanon/index.html?source=rss Lebanon's voters gave the White House the victory it wanted -- with a lot of help from Hezbollah. By Gary Kamiya Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/06/05/obama_middle_east/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/06/05/obama_middle_east/index.html?source=rss This American president's empathy with the Arab/Muslim world could be a crucial first step in brokering peace. By Gary Kamiya Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/06/04/obama_egypt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/06/04/obama_egypt/index.html?source=rss Five disastrous Middle East policies that the president must show he's rejected. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/06/04/obama_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/06/04/obama_speech/index.html?source=rss The full text of President Obama's speech at Cairo University By Juan Cole Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/03/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/03/obama/index.html?source=rss They like him, they really like him! Well, maybe not so much in Egypt. But they're willing to give him a chance. By Dieter Bednarz and Erich Follath Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/20/elbaradei/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/20/elbaradei/index.html?source=rss Nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei talks about being wiretapped by the Bush administration, whose "arrogance and ignorance" turned the Middle East into "a giant mess." By Gary Kamiya Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/05/20/netanyahu/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/05/20/netanyahu/index.html?source=rss American politicians hate to confront Israel. But here's why Obama will. By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/05/05/tribeca_wrap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/05/05/tribeca_wrap/index.html?source=rss An Irish horror-romance-farce, an Iranian take on "L'Avventura," a gritty lesbian thriller, a black-and-white jazz musical -- and go-kart racing. By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/05/03/rachel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/05/03/rachel/index.html?source=rss An Israeli film explores the ambiguous death of Rachel Corrie, peacenik angel to some and "terrorist-loving swine" to others. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/03/btm_rachelcorrie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/03/btm_rachelcorrie/index.html?source=rss Andrew O'Hehir interviews documentary filmmaker Simone Bitton about her latest project. By Joy Press Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/30/circumcision/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/30/circumcision/index.html?source=rss To snip or not to snip? That was the question facing new parent Danae Elon, who didn't just wrestle with the controversies of circumcision -- she made a documentary about it.